AirNav to install new navigation tool in Papua

Farida Susanty

The Jakarta Post

Jakarta |
Wed, March 15, 2017 | 06:38 pm

Crash-landing – A Grand Caravan aircraft belonging to private airline Asian One Air crashes during its attempt to land at Aminggaru Airport in Ilaga, Puncak, Papua, on Oct.13. (Courtesy of/the Puncak administration)

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State-run air navigation company AirNav has said it plans to install seven automatic dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B), a more modern navigation system, in Papua, on account of the difficult terrain.

The tool will be purchased by AirNav from PT Industri Telekomunikasi Indonesia (INTI), which had its ADS-B tool certified by the government this year.

“Our priority in 2017 is to have seven ADS-B installed in Papua because of the terrain, from Jayapura, Wamena, Dekai and Timika,” AirNav operational director Wisnu Darjono said on Wednesday, adding that he was positive the ADS-B from INTI would be of similar quality to those purchased from abroad.